Don’t jump to conclusions and judge my words unfairly.
I didn’t, I merely pointed out that there are things that God Jesus took out of our hands...the 10 commandments, idolatry, virtually any sin and the definition of such and Jesus dying for us when we repent for them.
I’m not talking about the person, but the very sin itself.
And yes, while we have no right to judge persons, we DO have a right to determine what is sinful or not. Through God’s guidance.
That was my only point.
[tpanther] And yes, while we have no right to judge persons, we DO have a right to determine what is sinful or not. Through God’s guidance.
[from the report of the ordination on the Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries website] The ordaining ministers in the service included three retired ELCA bishops – Rev. Darold Beekmann, Rev. David Brown, and Rev. Lowell Erdahl, and around one hundred clergy. During the rite of ordination and throughout the service stoles from the Shower of Stoles Project served as a backdrop. The Shower of Stoles Project is a collection of over a thousand liturgical stoles and other garments representing the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered religious leaders. Jen wore the red stole that was originally presented to Rev. Anita Hill at her ordination in 2000 and which has been worn by six openly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender pastors since then.
If one is openly gay, and if the Bible describes homosexual sex as a sin, can "open gayness" be described as anything but unrepentant?